Needlework vs Stitch - What's the difference?
needlework | stitch |
the art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint.
the product of such art or process.
the occupation or employment of a person skilled in embroidery, needlepoint, etc.
A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
An arrangement of stitches in sewing, or method of stitching in some particular way or style.
(sports) An intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage, caused by internal organs pulling downwards on the diaphragm during exercise.
A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link, or loop, of yarn
An arrangement of stitches in knitting, or method of knitting in some particular way or style.
A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a single pass of the needle.
Hence, by extension, any space passed over; distance.
:: You have gone a good stitch. — .
:: In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep stitch in making their furrows. — Holland.
A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a needle.
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(obsolete) A contortion, or twist.
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(colloquial) Any least part of a fabric or dress.
A furrow.
To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.
To sew, or unite or attach by stitches.
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(agriculture) To form land into ridges.
To practice/practise stitching or needlework.
(computing, graphics) To combine two or more photographs of the same scene into a single image.
As nouns the difference between needlework and stitch
is that needlework is the art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint while stitch is a single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.As a verb stitch is
to form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches.needlework
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Noun
Synonyms
* needlecraft * stitchery (3) * sewing (3)References
* The Random House Dictionary 1973 (copyright)stitch
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(wikipedia stitch)Etymology 1
From (etyl) stiche, from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
(es)- cross stitch
- herringbone stitch
- drop a stitch
- take up a stitch
- a stitch in the side
- He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which was, indeed, a pleurisy.
- If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again, I shall be angry.
- to wet every stitch of clothes.
- She didn't have a stitch on
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Etymology 2
From (etyl)Verb
- to stitch a shirt bosom.
- to stitch printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.
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- I can use this software to stitch together a panorama.